Washington § 1.20.042 - State fossil.

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§ 1.20.042. State fossil.

The Columbian mammoth of North America, Mammuthus columbi, is hereby designated as the official fossil of the state of Washington.
[ 1998 c 129 s 2.]

Notes

Legislative recognition—1998 c 129: "The legislature recognizes that the large, hairy prehistoric elephants of the extinct genus Mammuthus roamed the North American continent, including the Pacific Northwest, during the Pleistocene epoch (ice ages)." [ 1998 c 129 s 1.]

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